The Praying for Rain,Repairing Temple and Erecting Stele by Local Governments in the Late Tang Dynasty and Southern Regional Society:A Case Study of the Steles at the Chutan Temple in Qianzhou
The stone inscriptions"Ode to the Chutan Deity"by Pei Xu and"Ode to the Efficacy of Praying for Rain at the Chutan Temple"by Pei Shu in the fifth year of the Dali era are important windows for ob-serving the regional society of Qianzhou in the late 8th century.The Chutan Temple was built by immi-grant groups from the Lingnan area to the north during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and served as a signifi-cant place of worship where people prayed for the safe passage of ships through the Eighteen Rapids.In the second year of the Dali era,Pei Xu was appointed as the governor of Qianzhou.The following year,he prayed for rain,repaired the temple and erected stele at the Chutan Temple.These actions reflect the complex interactions between influential immigrant families,local government officials and the local populace,revealing the rapid socio-economic and cultural development of southern regional society in the late Tang Dynasty.
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